Wid Matthews vs. Bob Melvin — Career Comparison

Wid Matthews
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Bob Melvin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Wid Matthews posted the stronger offensive profile against Bob Melvin. Wid Matthews posted stronger numbers in OPS (.697 vs .608) and on-base percentage (.348 vs .271). Bob Melvin had the advantage in home run production (35 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Wid Matthews had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Wid Matthews and Bob Melvin

Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
192
154.42
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
692
198.19
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
746
600
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2095
600
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
663
533.24
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1955
559.9
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
151.21
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
130.6
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
125.47
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
94.51
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
21
16.89
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
24.34
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.04
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.72
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.8
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.02
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
32
25.74
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
36.09
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
65.15
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171.39
49.09
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
232
186.6
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
658
188.45
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
253
203.49
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
158.95
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
63.54
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
49.83
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
39
31.37
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
60.72
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
117
94.1
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
100.53
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92.02
74.01
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170.24
48.76
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.22
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
49.06
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
28.07
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.86
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
25.74
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
396
113.41
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.31
23.31
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.29
5.29
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
1.91
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.48
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
6.01
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.73
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
50
14.32
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.28
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.15
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
19.3
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.72
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
34.58
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
17
4.87
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.19
44.19
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
23.53
23.53

Fielding Stats for Wid Matthews and Bob Melvin

Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
1.24
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.01
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13969
27
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4656.1
9
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2961
5.72
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.49
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.05
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3238
6.26
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3214
6.21
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.26
99.26
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.605
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.53
81.53
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.08
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.72
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.34